A Worm with a Purpose

What are worms good for? Well, they help the earth breathe. As worms burrow
through the ground, they let fresh air through the soil. The more they eat
and digest the soil, the better it is for growing things. In little details
like these, we can see glimpses of how amazing God is. The Creator has
intricately woven His creation to work together, all of it bringing honor
to Him.

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Take the sun as another example that shows us God’s goodness. It’s just the
right distance away from planet Earth so we can live. If we were just a
little closer, animals and plants couldn’t survive the heat. But if we were
a little farther away, we couldn’t survive the cold. And that’s not all—as
the Earth moves around the sun in an elliptical orbit, the seasons follow
one another in splendorous order. Only God could have fashioned everything
so well.

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The beauty and complexity of nature points to our loving God, the One
who made everything and makes it all work together. And, even though sin
fractured creation in deep ways, we can still catch glimpses of the
goodness of God in everything He has made.

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As we stand in awe of creation, we can also marvel at how God became human
and came to earth to live among us. He died on the cross to defeat sin, He
rose from the grave to defeat death, and one day He will return and make
all creation new—so it’s no longer affected by sin, no longer held captive
by death. Until that day, Jesus is holding all things together. Because of
Him, all of creation—down to the smallest earthworm—has a purpose in God’s
universe. A. W. Smith

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• What is one of your favorite parts of creation? How could this remind you
of God’s goodness?

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• How could you find a way to spend time in nature today and marvel at some
of the things God has made? As you notice what catches your attention,
consider spending some time thanking God for what you see, hear, smell,
taste, and feel.

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For in him [Jesus] all things were created… all things have been created
through him and for him. Colossians 1:16 (NIV)

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